Medical Dictionary Definitions A-Z List

Medical Dictionary Definitions A - Z - «N»:

NeuronNeuron: A nerve cell that sends and receives electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron may send electrical output signals to muscle neurons (called motor neurons or motoneurons) and to other neurons. A neuron may receive electrical input signals from sensory cells (called sens...

NeuroneNeurone: A variant spelling of neuron. Sometimes preferred in the UK, as in "His suffering from motor neurone disease (MND) was finally over because he had chosen to die." (article by Lesley Close in The Guardian, May 25, 2004) See: Neuron....

NeurooncologistNeurooncologist: A physician trained to diagnose and treat patients with brain tumors and other types of tumors of the nervous system. From neuro- + oncology and sometimes written with a hyphen as neuro-oncologist.
A neurooncologist may be one of a number of types of physicians:
A neurologist: A p...

Neuropathic painNeuropathic pain: Chronic pain resulting from injury to the nervous system. The injury can be to the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) or the peripheral nervous system (nerves outside the brain and spinal cord). Neuropathic pain can occur after trauma and many diseases such as multiple...

NeuropathologistNeuropathologist: A pathologist who
specializes in the diagnosis of diseases of the brain and nervous system by microscopic examination of the tissue and other means....

NeuropathyNeuropathy: Any and all disease or malfunction of
the nerves....